Contents of January 1999 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Joint Committee Surveys Library Market
- Spectrum Initiative Enters Second Year
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
13 Washington
- First Round of E-rate Subsidies Finally Awarded
- Judge Delays Enforcement of Child Online Protection Act
14 USA
- Loudoun County Library Loses Filtering Lawsuit
- Suit Challenges Internet Funds to Parochial Schools
- No Need for Accreditation, Berkeley Dean Explains
- Mission under Review at Iowa Library School
- Seattle PL Reaps $20-million Gates Gift
33 International
- Books Are Just Part of the Guadalajara Book Fair, by Michael Dowling
- Global Reach
Features
52 The Card Catalog and Other Digital Controversies
BY WALT CRAWFORD
What's obsolete and what's not in the age of information.
60 Organizing the Internet
BY RON CHEPESUIK
Librarians are playing a key role in cataloging the cyberworld with OCLC's Dublin Core.
64 Insourcing the Web
BY JAMES R. VEATCH
The infinitely expanding collection is here.
68 Break a Leg: Broadway Rhythm Gets Florida Going
BY PATTI ROTH
Actors enlighten library patrons in lively interview sessions.
Plus: Hollywood Comes Calling, by Lois Gilmer
BY THOMAS J. HENNEN JR.
Armed with data, a Libraryland pundit attempts the impossible task.
79 Books, Bytes, Buildings, and Bodies: Public Libraries in the 21st Century
BY CHRISTINE LIND HAGE
Despite technological advances, the basic tools of librarianship remain remarkably the same.
82 Focus on Freedom in Philadelphia: 1999 ALA Midwinter Preview
Plus: My Love Affair with Libraries, by Jean Rogers
86 Philly's Dining Renaissance
BY SUSAN B. MARKLEY AND JAMES L. MULLINS
Villanova University librarians take ALA Midwinter-goers on a restaurant tour.
94 How to Catalog a Human
BY SARA MARCUS
Facetiae.
Departments
36 Money Matters
42 Reader Forum
44 ALA President's Message
“An Open Letter to Judith Krug, June Pinnell-Stephens, and Steven Herb”
BY ANN K. SYMONS
46 Editorial
“It's Easier to Spread Fear Than to Educate”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
50 On My Mind
“Your Public Library Has a Web Page: So What?”
BY BERNARD VAVREK
96 Currents
98 Internet Librarian
“Safe from Prying Eyes: Protecting Library Systems”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
100 Technically Speaking
“Including “Metadata Musings”
BY DAVID DORMAN
103 Librarian's Library
104 Quick Bibs
“A Novel Year”
BY BILL OTT
108 This Month
“161 Years Ago . . . ”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
120 Career Leads
143 Index to Advertisers
144 Will's World
“A New Year's Resolution”
BY WILL MANLEY
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